The Archive
The Archive
Tesla
Croatia approves Tesla's FSD Supervised, its eighth in Europe
Croatia approved Tesla's FSD Supervised on 29 September. Tesla North counts it as the eighth European country to do so and the third in September.
Ciphers
Four couriers, four dead drops: a spy logic puzzle
A hard spy logic puzzle. Four couriers each make one dead drop at a set time and place, and ten clues pin down exactly one answer.
Game Reviews
Gears of War: E-Day hits early access ahead of 6 October launch
Gears of War: E-Day opened to early-access players on 1 October and launches worldwide on 6 October. Critics have it at 88 on Metacritic.
AI / LLM
Google's Gemini 4 Argon goes to cyber defenders first
Google DeepMind's Gemini 4 Argon arrived on 30 September. Vetted cyber defenders get it first. Paying developers and Ultra subscribers are next.
Australia
Leaked polling has One Nation winning NSW with 48 seats
Leaked, unverified polling reported by News24 has One Nation winning 48 of 93 NSW seats in March 2027. Published polls have it second, on 25% in Resolve.
United States
Mesabi Metallics picks Iowa for $15 billion steel complex
Mesabi Metallics will build a $15 billion steel plant in Lee County, Iowa, fed by its new Minnesota iron mine. It promises at least 1,750 permanent jobs.
AI / LLM
Microsoft Research unveils Quine, an AI for biology labs
Microsoft Research unveiled Quine, a biology AI, on 29 September. In lab tests on pancreatic cancer cells, its top-ranked compounds had the biggest effect.
AI / LLM
OpenAI and Synopsys team up on GPT-Synopsys to design chips
OpenAI and Synopsys signed a multi-year deal on 30 September to build GPT-Synopsys. It's an AI model that runs chip-design tools like an expert engineer.
AI / LLM
OpenAI launches dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI launched dots at DevDay on 29 September. The always-on agents run on GPT-6 Astra, and Pro and Business Premium users get them first.
Ciphers
Seven quick questions on spies, satellites and Australia
A medium quick-fire quiz with seven questions on Australian intelligence, spy satellites and computing, from Pine Gap to CSIRAC.
Tech
Shopify's Canvas builds an online store by chat with Sidekick
Shopify launched Canvas on 1 October. Merchants can now design a whole online store by chatting with its Sidekick AI agent and watching it change live.